Day: 13 November 2021

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.

Following the Australian state of Victoria introducing new emergency powers, thousands have taken to the streets of Melbourne to protest.

According a report for CNN, Britain's tourism industry is in deep trouble due to a combination of Brexit and Boris Johnson's cavalier attitude to suppressing Covid infections. No mask mandates, no tourists, says CNN.

Some states in Germany have already imposed restrictions on the unvaccinated, but Federal lawmakers are meeting on Thursday to discuss whether these rules should be applied nationally.

Professor Neil Ferguson has said that Britain is unlikely to need a winter lockdown because high cases numbers earlier in the year mean antibody levels are higher in the U.K. than Holland or Germany.

Many businesses have chosen not to host an office Christmas party this year due to fear of staff contracting Covid.

The UKHSA's vaccine effectiveness study keeps coming up with estimates much higher than other studies or real-world data suggests. Is this why?